Confronting Sexual Violence, Demanding Equality - UN Women's Human Rights Experts
Извор: WUNRN – 08.05.2018
By United Nations Women’s Human Rights Experts – Geneva – March 6, 2018
A time to pay tribute to women
For more than a hundred years, the world has commemorated International Women’s Day. Each year this Day presents an occasion to celebrate the progress on the road of women’s right to equality. It is an occasion to be reminded that the road remains long and full of obstacles. It is a time to pay tribute to the countless women throughout history who have dared to stand up, to protest, and to say no to discrimination against women and girls and one of its worst manifestations: violence. Their courage and revolt have been the driving force behind the progress made.
Every Child Alive: The Urgent Need to End Newborn Deaths
Извор: WUNRN – 06.05.2018
Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning one month old. One million of them take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. However, millions of these young lives could be saved every year if every mother and every baby had access to affordable, quality health care, good nutrition and clean water. This report addresses the challenges of keeping every child alive, and calls for strong cooperation among governments, businesses, health-care providers, communities and families to give every newborn a fair chance to survive, and to collectively work towards the achievement of universal health coverage, and a world where no newborn dies of a preventable cause.
Women in Prison
Извор: WUNRN – 04.05.2018
UNEQUAL JUSTICE – THERE ARE MORE WOMEN IN PRISON THAN EVER BEFORE
April 2, 2018 - The substances are different: in Thailand, it’s meth. In Ohio, opioids. In Mexico, women help their husbands, boyfriends and fathers run their drug businesses peddling pills, crack, heroin.
But all over the world, countries are imprisoning women at higher rates than ever before. The reason? Mostly, it’s drugs………
World Trends in Freedom of Expression & Media Development - World Press Freedom Day - End Violence Against Journalists - Gender
Извор: WUNRN – 03.05.2018
IFJ – International Federation of Journalists
On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says that the recent spike in violence targeting journalists is a stark reminder that there can be no press freedom when journalists live and work in fear. The IFJ has recorded 32 journalists and media staff killed so far in 2018, with a chilling ratio of two journalists killed every week. The IFJ believes that the safety crisis in media calls for global action against impunity for crime against journalists and is urging world governments to commit to defending press freedom by endorsing the IFJ’s proposal for an International Convention on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals.
2018 Global Food Policy Report
Извор: WUNRN – 03.05.2018
Direct Link to Full 150-Page 2018 Report
https://www.ifpri.org/publication/2018-global-food-policy-report
2018 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Извор: WUNRN – 30.04.2018
Front Matter
04/20/18 Preface [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Overview and Acknowledgements [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Macedonia [ PDF version ]
Appendices
04/20/18 Appendix A: Notes on Preparation of the Country Reports and Explanatory Material [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix B: Reporting on Worker Rights [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix C: Additional Resources [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix D: FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Actuals - PDF Version
04/20/18 Appendix E: UN General Assembly's Third Committee Country Resolution Votes 2017 - PDF Version
04/20/18 Appendix F: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights [ ]
https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2017/index.htm
Women & Mental Health
Извор: WUNRN – 27.04.2018
Destigmatizing mental illness and opening paths to recovery for rural women, for all women.
Mental illness is directly linked to poverty as well as gender-related issues such as child marriage, low social status, lack of education and physical abuse
April 17, 2018 - By Kaitlin Drape
Mental illness is a major global issue which requires more attention, research, state-level funding and a holistic approach to treatment, as was discussed at CSW62. It is crucial to treat mental health as a basic human right, and build initiatives for making it available at the community level and accessible to everyone, according to members of two panels sponsored by the World Federation for Mental Health and the NGO Committee on Mental Health; held at CSW62.
The Crisis of Workplace Violence Against Women
Извор: WUNRN – 23.04.2018
Photo "16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign" in the Solomon Islands. UN Women/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Violence against women at work is real; it happens every day, in every corner of the world. It takes shape in many ways – from verbal and physical abuse to sexual assault and even murder.
IndustriALL 22 September 2017
As an organisation that represents 50 million workers in 140 countries, IndustriALL Global Union believes all forms of violence against women are unacceptable and supports its trade union affiliates as they take action to stop it.
Localising the Gender Equality Goal through Urban Planning Tools in South Asia
Извор: WUNRN – 21.04.2018
This research paper, commissioned as part of the series ‘Starting Strong: the first 1000 days of the SDGs’, identifies key actions toward addressing the unfinished business of the MDGs and how to reach those who are furthest behind in relation to the new SDGs
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proposed by the United Nations after a series of consultations with stakeholders across the globe, have set new targets for countries to achieve by 2030. The first three years, or the first 1,000 days of SDG implementation (since January 2016 when they came into effect), are critical to lay strong foundations on which countries will further progress towards the 17 SDGs and their respective targets.
Femicide - Establishing a Femicide Watch in Every Country
Извор: WUNRN – 20.04.2018
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22510&LangID=E – 7 December 2017
UN Expert on Violence Against Women Urges Worldwide Adoption of Femicide Watch or Gender-Related Killings Observatories
Direct Link to Full 80-Page 2017 FEMICIDE Publication
Preface - https://acuns.org/femicide-volume-vii-establishing-a-femicide-watch-in-every-country/
Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации - 03.05.2018
Susan Smart/Wellcome Trust
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers his opening remarks to a round-table discussion on mental health in London on 2 May 2018.
Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is critical to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders, top United Nations officials have said at an event in London.